Meriden is located close to the center of Connecticut. Meriden is part of New Haven County. Meriden has 23.79 square miles of land area and 0.36 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Meriden population is 60,616, which has grown 4.07% since 2000. The population growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 5.48% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Meriden median household income is $53,401 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 23.51% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.60% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Meriden median house value is $184,300 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 54.87% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 64.47% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Meriden is worse than the state average in quality. The Meriden area code is 203.